Hey, and welcome back to the Kristen Hawkins Show. Today, we're going to talk about a New York law that you probably haven't heard about, but you need to know about.

It forces private employers to pay for a parental leave, which sounds like a good thing, but hold your horses because it's in New York.

And in New York, all roads always lead to abortion. With President Trump's inauguration right

around the corner, it's time to look back and bid good riddance to the most pro-abortion

present of our lifetime. I'm going to talk about the trash abortion legacy. Joe Biden is

leaving the United States now to clean up. I can guarantee history books are not going to

look too kindly over the last four years. And finally, there's this free speech case you don't want to

miss that's happening in Texas. I have the Spark Notes version of what you need to know about as

this is heading to the Supreme Court. I'm really excited to watch it unfold because it will have big implications for how we pass laws protect our children.

So let's jump right in.

On January 1st, a New York law mandating paid parental leave for the private sector employees

went officially into effect. Sounds like a great thing. We want parental leave in the pro-life

movement, right? Babies and families and mothers thrive when they have parental leave. But a deeper

dive into this law doesn't make it sound so great.

A New York State fact sheet about the new the new law explains, quote, starting January 1st,

2025, all employees working in the private sector, note how they like left out government employees.

The government likes to like pass rules, but they never want to apply to themselves.

I'll go back.

Quote, are covered by the New York State paid parental leave law.

All full-time, part-time private sector employees, including employees who are

overtime exempt are entitled to 20 hours of paid parental leave per year.

No government employees at the federal, state, or local levels are covered by the law.

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